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                    NUKE-NET  HEADLINE  ALERT

     (Mar. 19) Reuter is reporting that the Pacific Pintail is
being tracked by a Chilean aircraft which reports the ship is now
heading for the dangerous Drake Passage between South America and
Antarctica.  High waves and 50 mile per hour winds are slowing
its progress.  The Chilean press has nicknamed the ship "the
death boat."

     (Mar. 19) Reuter is reporting that Greenpeace calls the
route of the Pacific Pintail around Cape Horn a desperate act.
Due to the strong opposition from South African, the plutonium
shipment is sailing into some of the most dangerous seas in the
world.  Storms and icebergs are a constant threat.
     In a separate statement, a Greenpeace spokesman said
France's presidential candidate could destroy the chances of
reaching a comprehensive test ban treaty if his policy to restart
testing becomes a reality.

     (Mar. 18) Reuter is reporting that Chile banned the Pacific
Pintail from its waters on Thursday, following demands by the
Senate, the country's largest trade union confederation and a
long list of environmental groups.  Their navy will employ ships
and aircraft to ensure the ship obey the demand.  The navy
commander said a disaster of extraordinary proportions could
threaten Chile since the ship carries more radioactivity than was
released at Chernobyl.  Chilean officials are concerned that Cape
Horn will become a "way-station" for future nuclear shipments.
The officials said nuclear cargo aboard ships is a dangerous
practice that should be stopped and are want to negotiate an end
to this practice.

     (Mar. 18) UPI is reporting that India's new surface-to-
surface missile could deliver nuclear warheads 150 miles into
Pakistan.  Territorial disputes, terrorism and religious tension
have continued to strain relations between the two countries.

     (Mar. 18) UPI is reporting that the nuclear waste ship is
160 miles east of the Falkland Islands and should reach Cape Horn
on Monday.  A greenpeace vessel following the ship radioed that
the seas are turning rougher with waves of nearly 25 feet.  Other
environmentalists in Argentina and Chile describe the opposition
to the shipment by their governments as "luke-warm."

     (Mar. 18) Reuter is reporting that North Korea is hinting at
softening it's stance against constructing reactors of South
Korean design.

     (Mar. 18) Reuter is reporting that the Arab League is
backing Egypt's demand that Israel sign the Non-Proliferation
Treaty and calling for a complete revision of the treaty.  The
Arab League would like to see all nuclear weapons banned.

     (Mar. 18) Reuter is reporting that Armenia is planning to
restart a Chernobyl-style reactor in July which was shutdown
after a severe earthquake in 1989.  Un-named "international
nuclear organizations" have decided the plant is built on solid
bedrock.

     (Mar. 18) UPI is reporting that Australian scientists have
begun a project to identify secret nuclear activities in
countries suspected of such activity, namely, Iraq and North
Korea.  Using techniques developed at the US Lawrence Livermore
National laboratory, clandestine operations can be revealed by
monitoring environmental and biological evidence for tell-tale
radio-nuclides.

     (Mar. 16) UPI is reporting that the French leading
presidential candidate, Paris Mayor Jacques Chirac, says he will
resume nuclear arms testing to maintain the credibility of his
country's deterrent.

     (Mar. 16) Reuter is reporting that the Argentine navy
spotted the plutonium laden ship on the 47th parallel at noon on
Thursday and maintaining a course outside of Argentine waters.
Plans to transverse the Panama Canal were dropped when numerous
countries opposed the idea.

     (Mar. 16) Reuter is reporting that Israel's Foreign Minister
Shimon Peres said building his countries atomic program was his
highest priority for many years.  Peres said the reactor has done
more for peace than any negotiating.

     (Mar. 16) Reuter is reporting that Chile's Foreign Minister
is warning against a radioactive catastrophe and banned a ship
headed for Japan from entering its waters.  The Chilean Navy
warned about the treacherous weather conditions at the southern
tip of South America and fear an accident.

     (Mar. 15) Reuter is reporting that Egypt's President Mubarik
says Israel refusal to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty is one
reason terrorism is being promoted by rouge elements.

     (Mar. 13) Tass is reporting that a missile launched by a
Russian pilot went out of control and exploded only three miles
from the Novovoronezh nuclear power plant.  "People here think
that only someone completely deprived of common sense could have
built a bombing range between a city of 1 million inhabitants and
a nuclear power station," Tass said.

     (Mar. 13) Reuter is reporting that Germany says Chernobyl
might be shut down.  The Ukraine is calling for help from the
West to find alternative energy sources.
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